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Crash of a SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne near Hanoi

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1954
Type of aircraft:
SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne
Operator:
Registration:
F-BEHS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
41
Location:
Hanoi
Hà Nội City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following technical problems. The aircraft crash landed near Hanoi and came to rest in a field. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a SNCASO SO.30P Bretagne in Saigon

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1954
Type of aircraft:
SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAMA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14
Location:
Saigon
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Saigon-Tan Son Nhât Airport, while climbing, an engine caught fire. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest along the runway, broken in two. All four crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire after takeoff.

Crash of a SNCASO SO.30P Bretagne in Tangier: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1953
Type of aircraft:
SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne
Operator:
Registration:
F-DABD
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tangier – Casablanca
MSN:
34
Location:
Tangier-Boukhalef
Tangier-Tétouan
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Tangier-Boukhalef Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine. The captain decided to land asap. The airplane crash landed past the runway end, between the airport and the ocean. A passenger was killed in the accident.
Probable cause:
Engine trouble after takeoff.

Crash of a SNCASO SO.30P-1 Bretagne in Paris

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1951
Type of aircraft:
SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAIY
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Algiers
MSN:
12
Location:
Paris-Orly
Val-de-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The right main undercarriage leg retracted suddenly while the aircraft was on a take-off run. The right wing struck the ground and slewed the aircraft round in the opposite direction. Fire broke out in the cargo hold but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The aircraft and cargo were about 80% destroyed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the sudden retraction of the right leg of the main landing gear could not be determined. However, the assumption that a tire on the right main gear burst during takeoff is not ruled out.
Final Report:
Subscribe to SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne